The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:49 at Cardiff 2026 put Abbie Thomas & Danielle Ashburner 229th of 430 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:39 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:01 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Cardiff gave the field time back: about 1:05 faster than the average race this season, by 1,590 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 11:58Running 1 6:35v median +0:14
-
Block 02 8:01Running 2 5:48v median +0:01
-
Block 03 10:03Running 3 5:53v median −0:11
-
Block 04 10:55Running 4 5:59v median −0:08
-
Block 05 11:35Running 5 6:03v median −0:14
-
Block 06 8:55Running 6 6:12v median −0:20
-
Block 07 9:27Running 7 5:30v median −0:21
-
Block 08 11:38Running 8 6:37v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:20
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 425
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 425 women's teams who finished.